So far, loving the LG G3, but I noticed the chargers that used to charge my S3 seem to not be compatible with my LG G3. In my car I have a 3.1A charger and I tried both ports and received a red X on the battery icon saying that charging has stopped because it is not supported and may damage the phone. I know that the adapter that it comes with is 1.8A, so 2amps from a car charger should be fine, could it be the wire?
Also tried using a wall ac adapter (previously used to power Chromecast but using USB power instead) and that also gave me the same error, even though that one is also 2.1A
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So far, loving the LG G3, but I noticed the chargers that used to charge my S3 seem to not be compatible with my LG G3. In my car I have a 3.1A charger and I tried both ports and received a red X on the battery icon saying that charging has stopped because it is not supported and may damage the phone. I know that the adapter that it comes with is 1.8A, so 2amps from a car charger should be fine, could it be the wire?
Also tried using a wall ac adapter (previously used to power Chromecast but using USB power instead) and that also gave me the same error, even though that one is also 2.1A
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The one thing I've noticed with my G3 is that it's extremely hard to plug any other charger into the phone other than the stock g3 one... I almost thought the port on the phone was junk since my fairly new S4 USB charger should easily fit into this phone.... So I don't know.
Just something quarky with this phone I think..
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G2 was same way. These phones are extremely picky on which cable is used to charge it.
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moosc said:
G2 was same way. These phones are extremely picky on which cable is used to charge it.
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do you know why? is there an adapter needed?
i have tons of micro usb's and would prefer not to buy more lol
Nope only thing i think is the chips charge faster. Thats why some chargers or cords say slow charging. Real pia
kevlo911 said:
do you know why? is there an adapter needed?
i have tons of micro usb's and would prefer not to buy more lol
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Eeenteresting...Stock charger, Dell tablet charger, Griffin mini dual port car charger and miscellaneous Monoprice cords all charge my phone full speed without any warning pop-ups.
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Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Thanks! Just bought one as a backup charger
I got two of those a week or so ago myself from eBay (same model charger ETA-U90JWE, different seller, etc.) and can confirm that they QuickCharge. I was a bit worried after reading some reviews on Amazon.com that there are knockoffs of the same model that perform poorly but I guess I got lucky.
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Musicmaster said:
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Thanks. Ordered!
Nothing sucks worse than going out and having a dead phone.
Although I'm up to 30 hours so far and have used only 63%
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Charging times with any electronic device are dependent on amperage. Find a charger that is 2amps and you should be set. It will say on the box.
tacosrdelicioso said:
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Lies! These aren't ****ty old NiCa batteries. If it doesn't heat bad, which i haven't experienced in fast charge, its perfectly fine. Screw the base brick, I'm just trying to find a single USB 3.0 (needed) supported cable that supports 1800mA. Not one that runs over 800mA and doesn't pop slow charge, but one That fully utilizes all the mA's. Can aubergine post a SS of the mA reading please?
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Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge?
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Here is one I ordered from Amazon, it arrived today.
http://www.amazon.com/reVOLT-c2-Dua...=1384487213&sr=8-3&keywords=scosche+revolt+c2
I just tested it: I have a 110v wall plug to cigarette charger socket adapter. Plugged my old cig charger into it, used the white usb cables I described in a previous post in this thread, and got slow charge message. Then I took out that old cig charger and plugged in the new Scosche reVolt c2, used the same cable and got no slow charge message. Watched it for 2 minutes and it went up 2% (so I consider that QuickCharge).
Thanks
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Just bought one of these. Thanks smacklayer!!!
Weird. This thing is picky. The usb cable with my 2.0a csr charger charges at around 900mha, but plugged in using the samsung ac adapter it slow charges at 30mha... but once in awhile it goes at 800 to 900
Thanks smacklayer - I bought one just like yours on eBay.
One has to be careful not to get a gray market knock-off, but it's hard to tell exactly. Even on Amazon, there are lots of complaints of chargers that appear to be OEM but aren't.
BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
I have a PowerGen 2A car charger with usb cable that I purchased a year ago for my N7. I plugged my G2 in the other day and I didn't see any visual cues that something was "slow charging" and it appeared to charge just as fast as the LG G2-supplied charger. So, I've been wondering about a "fast" or "slow" charging indicator.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
http://m.walgreens.com/mt/www.walgr...--micro-dual-end-cable/ID=prod6110194-product
They have these available at every Walgreens, I can confirm they work with 2A chargers. I know they are ugly and awkward but if you're in a pinch and need one right away these are easy to find. Usually found around the register area.
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BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Pretty sure that's the same charger that comes with the notes and galaxy s4, I have a couple of them and they do charge really fast
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Hey, so I just upgraded from a sensation and I am having weird issues with some USB cables.
When I use the 1 USB cable that I have with my Anker 9000mah astro2 battery pack, a cable that works just fine plugged into my sisters Nexus 4 and my old sensation, it won't charge! If I pull it to the side in either direction or stick my thumbnail in between the cable and port THEN it charges; but if I stick the same cable into my HTC wall plug, it charges with no issue! WTH?
Then if I take my official HTC cable and plug it into the Anker and my phone it charges with no issue either??? It also doesn't like the shorter cable that Anker provides with its chargers, no matter what that's plugged into. And it has an issue with another shorter USB cable that I use to charge the Anker battery.
But it works with every other cable so far.
Is this common? Does anybody else find their port is picky? Not sure if I should replace it, don't see the need yet as it's only with a few cables so far.
Thanks.
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This phone isn't particularly picky, however, it becomes VERY apparent when you're using a low-quality cable with this phone.
For mine, it works 100% A-OK with like 7/8 cables I've tried, however, every so often I'll find one ****ty cheap china cable that doesnt let my computer see my phone, and makes my phone get uncomfortably hot when charging.
It's more picky than my old Inspire, but mostly it's just a matter of not using ****ty cables.
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This phone isn't particularly picky, however, it becomes VERY apparent when you're using a low-quality cable with this phone.
For mine, it works 100% A-OK with like 7/8 cables I've tried, however, every so often I'll find one ****ty cheap china cable that doesnt let my computer see my phone, and makes my phone get uncomfortably hot when charging.
It's more picky than my old Inspire, but mostly it's just a matter of not using ****ty cables.
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Huh. Well maybe it's a good thing its picky, early warning system I guess Haha. Still weird that my phone doesn't have problem with one cable if it's plugged into the wall but does if it's plugged into my anker.
I went ahead and ordered 2 original HTC cables for $4 on Amazon to replace the cables it doesn't like, we'll see if the phone works with them like my original cable that I'm using right now. Fingers crossed.
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Yep. Early on, I had a cheap Chinese retractable cable in my truck. Plugged in and in 20 minutes sitting unused the phone got blazing hot and drained from 20% battery to 5%
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Yep. Early on, I had a cheap Chinese retractable cable in my truck. Plugged in and in 20 minutes sitting unused the phone got blazing hot and drained from 20% battery to 5%
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Yikes! Gotta love low quality cables. Haha.
Does anybody have experience with monoprice cables? Just found them yesterday and they seem dirt cheap with good reviews.
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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i just got my G3 today and i am seeing a similar issue.
while setting up for about 2 hours, i gained maybe 4%.
turned off, it looks to charge pretty quick, went from 58% to 78% in less than a 1/2 hour.
while the screen is off, it seems to do, ok, not sure i would call it fast. gained 7% in 20 minutes.
i appreciate any thoughts, even if its a "mine isnt slow like that".
i bought it new from swappa (new), and need to figure out if i have an issue.
Thanks
Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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those results were with the oem charger included in the box, also similar results while trying my g2 oem charger.
If it's charging slow with the oem cable charger combo it's a possibility it maybe a defect in the charger but again it maybe a hardware issue, get it swapped thru warranty if you can.
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Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
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Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
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From what other users have told me the G3 is just very picky when it comes to what charger you use. Mine is the same way. My Sammy charger from my S4 will only charge the G3 slowly.
Something on the Kernel side of things is my guess. It's not something that's terribly wrong with the phone... Just a pain in the ass.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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Same here lol I have a really cheap POS one I bought at a gas station one day when I forgot mine and it works great... Just one of them things I guess
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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Mine charges when connected to my MacBook Air.
Also depends on what you are doing on the phone. Get a high quality cable.
Does anyone else's G3 not like any micro USB cable other than the OEM that came with it? I've bought half a dozen micro USB cables here and there and my G3 keeps giving me an error that the cable is incompatible and that I need to use the cable provided.
I'd really like to use a 6', possibly fun, flat, and/or braided. Any suggestions?
The G3 is really weird about USB cables. Sometimes I have seen even the OEM one it came with called incompatible even with the OEM charger. At the same time, a cheap Walgreens cable will (usually) work. The OEM charger is 1.8amp and identical to the G2 charger. I have used everything from Motorola chargers from Droid3 to Asus chargers for N7, to an old Apple white cube and they all work, usually.
The best 6ft cables I have ever used are the cheap but gold-plated Monoprice ones. They pretty much always work, regardless of the charging block.
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The G3 is really weird about USB cables. Sometimes I have seen even the OEM one it came with called incompatible even with the OEM charger. At the same time, a cheap Walgreens cable will (usually) work. The OEM charger is 1.8amp and identical to the G2 charger. I have used everything from Motorola chargers from Droid3 to Asus chargers for N7, to an old Apple white cube and they all work, usually.
The best 6ft cables I have ever used are the cheap but gold-plated Monoprice ones. They pretty much always work, regardless of the charging block.
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It's such a frustrating crap shoot. I bought a 3' at Five Below that my G3 likes just fine but the more expensive ones I've tried keep getting rejected. I'll try the Monoprice and see if I have any problems. Thanks for the help.
Mine G3 like mideabridge USB 2.0 from amazon but 5-6ft I think.
I have two of them one wore out fast the other works great.
The only problem I have is interferes with my bumper case.
I have one other cable that the G3 lines but it is short 1 ft or something and I don't remember were I got it, probably amazon.
I have tried multipal cables on the same charger.
My monoprice car charger will do fast charge with the right cable(OEM or Meadia brige)
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Does anyone else's G3 not like any micro USB cable other than the OEM that came with it? I've bought half a dozen micro USB cables here and there and my G3 keeps giving me an error that the cable is incompatible and that I need to use the cable provided.
I'd really like to use a 6', possibly fun, flat, and/or braided. Any suggestions?
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I use the verizon branded fonas 6 ft 2.1 A micro usb led on tip AC charger and the plain non vz one. Both work just fine.
Used anker 1' that came with my astro e4 13000mah battery.
I try to barely use the original charger to keep it nice for resale. Plus my chargers are a bit faster and are thus better for phones battery health anyway.
I hope the free battery and charger hurry up and get here!
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I hope the free battery and charger hurry up and get here!
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I had to contact LG and email them my info since I bought my G3 before the promotional period. I hope they make a decision in my favor
I have a 6' cable from target and it works just fine with my 2.4A charger. I only had an issue once but it was due to an app causing a problem and running in the background and draining the battery. Got rid of it and its fine now. No issues except that one
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Hey everyone,
My LG charger just kicked the bucket and I want to know if anyone else is using a different charger that works flawlessly.
Thanks!
I've been using this one. I keep it plugged in the 110 outlet in my car.
Best Buy - Insignia NS-AC1U2M (about $20)
I have quite a collection of chargers and I have found that all of them work, most of the time. This includes the 1.8amp original LG charger and cable, all the way down to an old Apple white cube and monoprice cable. Even an ancient Motorola fixed cable charger from a Droid3 works, most of the time. They all work, usually. Sometimes, though, they give that incompatible charger error. There is no pattern I can see, the same charger/cable combo will usually work. Its something in the LG charging control software, I guess.
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I've been using this one. I keep it plugged in the 110 outlet in my car.
Best Buy - Insignia NS-AC1U2M (about $20)
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Just bought this...works great. Thanks so much for the recommendation!
This phone is picky..... Most of my old android phone cables work.... Except my white S4 cable. It says slow charging when using it. The actual wall plug I just is a 5 USB power hub. 25 watts total output... With 2 slots dedicated for 2 amp charging.
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I use these...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GL1LKLA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWUN66S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1